All The Grocer articles in 26 October 2024 – Page 4
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Waitrose King’s Cross
‘Sometimes it can feel like we’re a big convenience shop – we have a heavy lunchtime trade and a lot of custom from the university opposite us, as well as commuter trade’
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Grocer 33Nectar's 5% discount carries Sainsbury’s to Grocer 33 win
At £68.58, it was £1.44 cheaper than nearest rival Morrisons
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Grocer 33Waitrose King’s Cross is top in ‘pleasant, helpful’ shop
The store was the only one of the five we visited this week to claim full marks for shop floor service
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NewsWaste giant Biffa launches partnership with Olio app to tackle hunger crisis
Businesses using Biffa as their waste partner will be able to set aside unsold food at the end of the working day for Olio volunteers to collect
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NewsFlahavan’s launches muesli range and two porridge lines into Waitrose
Both muesli variants contain a base of eight natural ingredients
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Comment & OpinionDon’t ‘virtue signal’ on plastic – it’s not always the enemy
Consumers dislike plastic, but it has its place, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Range PreviewChicken doughnuts and lobster mac & cheese: Aldi Christmas range 2024
Aldi is launching its largest-ever Specially Selected Christmas range, tapping into growing consumer demand for premium value
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NewsStuart Machin urges Chancellor not to raise taxes on business
The M&S chief said he hoped recent ‘rumours’ that Rachel Reeves planned to raise National Insurance were untrue
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NewsModern Milkman cuts losses in half in latest results
The Manchester-based business posted an operating loss of £10.5m in the year to 31 December 2023, down from £22.8m in 2022
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Comment & OpinionSimply Jamie: coffee table tome reflects chef’s ‘clean label’ approach
Oliver is promising ‘fast and simple food’ to make Brits of all ages fall in love with simple, nutritious food again
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NewsFemale fmcg leaders appeal for donations while on the road to raise funds for Farm Africa
The GROW for Good Challenge has so far raised £48k to support Farm Africa’s work, with a target of £75k
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NewsChapel Down downgrades sales guidance and takes itself off the market
The winemaker now expects sales to decline in FY24
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Comment & OpinionCampari casts bartender Mona Gallosi as film noir femme fatale
Campari has cast bartender Mona Gallosi as a ‘femme fatale’ in a film of darkest noir
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InterviewsWycliffe Sande on being a black founder and paying it forward
Blue Turaco’s founder says ‘coffee saved my life’. He talks paying it forward, championing robusta and the difficulty of being a black founder
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NewsRémy Cointreau rolls out £200k festive retail push for Bruichladdich
The campaign aimed to ’break the mould of the traditionally serious scotch malt aisle’
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl agrees £70m real estate deal to forward fund 12 stores
Lidl has signed an agreement to sell 12 stores under construction to Roadside Real Estate for £70m. Plus, JLP is recruiting a record 12,500 temporary roles across the country over the Christmas period
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NewsMedia Bites 28 October: Christmas, JLP, Neal’s Yard Dairy
Catch up with all the news from the weekend’s papers
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Soft Drinks
The UK’s diverse soft drinks market continues to be awash with innovation as functional beverages remain in the driving seat. Discover the latest trending flavours and suppliers’ views on how to tackle in-store presentation of this vast category.
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NewsFarm shop veterans open venture in Grimsthorpe Castle estate
The shop will trade from Thursday to Saturday each while the castle is closed
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NewsNeal’s Yard Dairy loses 22 tonnes of cheese in £300k fraud
The London-based artisan cheese retailer and wholesaler described the theft as ’deceptively convincing’